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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Hoboken Police Recovers 52 Stolen Bikes in Jersey City

Three men were arrested on Wednesday in Hoboken and Jersey City. An investigation is still ongoing.

Hoboken police uncovered a bike theft ring on Wednesday, recovering 52 stolen bikes from two vans parked in Jersey City, police said. Salah Mostefaoui, 46, and David Surles, 49, were arrested by Hoboken police around 3 p.m. on Wednesday on Union Street in Jersey City, police said. Mostefaoui was charged with fencing and receiving stolen property, police said, and Surles was arrested with conspiracy in fencing as well as receiving stolen property. The recovered bicycles are the result of dozens of bike thefts over the course of several months in Hoboken and the surrounding area. The operation on Wednesday was completed by the Hoboken detective bureau's Street Crime Unit, under the supervision of Sgt. Edwin Pantoja. Mostefaoui allegedly ran …

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AllGutsNoGlory

12:05 am on Monday, December 17, 2012

Maybe you moved here from some lazy town where nothing happens and the police have all the time in the world to go chasing after your bicycles that you allow thieves to steal "over and over" again as you say. The year is not completely over and we answered over 65,000 calls of service, not to mention the many lives rescued and assisted during Sandy. Apparently you haven’t figured out how to …   more ›

Friday, July 20, 2012

Brand New Bike Stolen From the Street

Many bikes have been reported stolen in recent weeks and months in Hoboken.

A 54-year-old Hoboken woman reported the theft of her son's bike on Tuesday, police said.  The bike had been parked in the area of 300 Grand St. and was worth about $180, according to police reports.  She said that her son's 2012 red-silver-white colored bike had been secured to the gate at 300 Grand St. The lock was also stolen.  It's unknown who took the bike, but there may be some video surveillance material to help with the investigation, according to the police report.  The bike had been purchased about three weeks ago, police said.  This thefts comes after a string of bicycle thefts in Hoboken. The latest ones over the weekend. 

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Multiple Bikes Stolen in Hoboken, $1,600 in Stolen Bicycles Reported in Hoboken, and Bikes Stolen, Windows Broken and Saturday Night Fights

Brian Wagner

8:59 pm on Sunday, July 22, 2012

Gang unfortunately Hoboken is an city (a.k.a. Urban living) and with that comes a certain degree of mischief including vandalism and unfortunately theft. As a heavily dense city these incidents become exponential in comparison to city's like NYC for example. Yes, bike theft unfortunately is part of living here. Bike Hoboken has learned through Hoboken Police that there are two men who they are …   more ›

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